PO2A016 Portuguese Literature

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/1/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Silvie Špánková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Batličková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Silvie Špánková, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 8:00–9:40 G25
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 4/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Extend and profound selected themes from Portuguese Literature I - III. At the end of the course students should be able to define, understand and explain the main terms related to the historic and theoretical context of the chosen literary works and apply them correctly in analysis.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course student will be able:
- to describe some specific elements from the Portuguese literary history and theory
- to describe, analyze and interpret chosen titles written by Portuguese authors
Syllabus
  • 1. Analysis of the subject in literature 2. Relation fiction/history 3. Weird/Gothic/Surrealist story 4. Experimentalism 5. Politics, society, identity in the fiction 6. Imperium, (de)colonization and postcolonialism 7. Outline of the Portuguese theatre 8. Portuguese poetry of the 20th century 9. Woman in Portuguese literature 10. Regionalism
Literature
    recommended literature
  • REAL, Miguel. Romance português contemporâneo. Lisboa: Caminho, 2012
  • WHITE, Hayden V. Metahistorie : historická imaginace v Evropě devatenáctého století. Translated by Miroslav Kotásek. Vydání první. Brno: Host, 2011, 608 stran. ISBN 9788072943760. info
  • CEIA, Carlos. A construção do romance : ensaios de Literatura Comparada no Campo dos Estudos Anglo-Portugueses. Coimbra: Almedina, 2007, 262 s. ISBN 9789724030395. info
  • RIBEIRO, Margarida. Uma história de regressos : império, guerra colonial e pós-colonialismo. Porto: Afrontamento, 2004, 464 s. ISBN 9723607107. info
  • Heterocosmica : fikce a možné světy. Translated by Lubomír Doležel. Vydání české první. Praha: Karolinum, 2003, 311 stran. ISBN 8024607352. info
  • ANDRADE, João Pedro de. Intenções e realizações da presença na prosa de ficção. Edited by Maria Julieta Drummond de Andrade - Eugénio Lisboa. Lisboa: Acontecimento, 2003, 253 s. ISBN 9728011415. info
    not specified
  • MITOSEKOVÁ, Zofia. Teorie literatury. Historický přehled. Brno: Host, 2010
  • VIÇOSO, Vítor, A máscara e o~sonho. Lisboa: Ed. Cosmos, 1999
  • PIQUER, David Vinas, Historia de la crítica literaria, Barcelona, Ariel, 2002
  • BARATA, José Oliveira: Historia do teatro portugues, Lisboa: Universidade Aberta, 1991
Teaching methods
Lecture: description of the literary field, explanation and definition of basic notions Seminar: application of the theoretical knowledge on texts
Assessment methods
Credit: is obtained for active participation in the course, oral presentation, reading and after succesfully completing a final test where students prove their capacity to connect theoretical knowledge with the analysis and interpretation of literary texts.
Language of instruction
Portuguese
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
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